Illinois · December 28, 2025

Illinois hail map — December 28, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Illinois city on December 28, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Pekin.

Hail swath map for Pekin, IL on December 28, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Pekin on December 28, 2025 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
in Illinois
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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Illinois cities hit on December 28, 2025

Pekin, IL1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Illinois on December 28, 2025

4 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Pekin, IL9:24 AM CSTTazewell County

    Relayed via broadcast media.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr
    5 NE Congerville, IL9:54 AM CSTWoodford County
  • 0.25″ penny size Trained Spotter
    4 W Industry, IL8:33 AM CSTMcDonough County

    lasted for 2-3 min.

  • 0.25″ penny size Trained Spotter
    Industry, IL8:35 AM CSTMcDonough County

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

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Illinois hail on December 28, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Illinois city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Pekin. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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